Over the past 50 years, U.S. pop music lyrics have become simpler, more repetitive, and increasingly focused on stress and negative emotions.

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Mary Hopkin went from unknown teenager to worldwide superstar with "Those Were The Days". A Beatle's help sealed the deal.

Jerry Kasenetz, who with his production partner Jeff Katz was the hottest producer of bubblegum music in the late 1960s, died ...

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With his producing partner, Jeffry Katz, he made lightweight ditties like “Yummy Yummy Yummy” that soared up the charts in ...

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Debating the merits of today’s popular music versus the hits of the past is largely a matter of taste. But regardless of your opinion on the subject, one thing is clear: pop music is objectively ...

A veteran of the Fluxus art movement, he brought an anarchic spirit to the California acid-rock scene with his band, the ...

“Who wanna rock with Jennie?” After the reveal of the 2025 nominees, the Asian Pop Music Awards clearly do as the superstar leads this year’s field with nine nominations that reflect the pull of her ...

These love songs — Neko Case's "Oh, Neglect...," Valerie June's "Runnin' and Searchin'" and Olivia Dean's "Man I Need" — each express a refreshingly realistic ambivalence toward romance. This is FRESH ...

“Chinese Democracy” finally arrived in 2008. Guns N’ Roses burned through ten guitarists and $13m recording the album, and 15 years had passed since the American band’s previous studio offering. By ...